Ragen Latham

The Wyoming Lead Advisory Committee (WYLAC) presents a comprehensive strategic plan to combat childhood lead exposure. The plan outlines initiatives to reduce exposure, enhance education and awareness, and ensure effective management of lead exposure among children. Central to the strategy are principles of robust data handling, stakeholder communication, fiscal responsibility, and a multidisciplinary approach to public health. WYLAC's strategic initiatives focus on improving blood lead testing, surveillance, and ensuring exposed children receive necessary services. The plan is built on a framework of communication and outreach, stakeholder engagement, follow-up and guidance, education and awareness, data improvement and visualization, and clinician support. The plan aims to make Wyoming a national leader in childhood lead exposure prevention and follow-up measures.